Originally in F, I play in E capo 1
High risk of being boring, do everything after the intro as a fast swing
Vox on the 5
E | C#m |
My tears are | fallin’ |
A | B | |
‘Cause you’ve | taken her a | way |
E | Eaug | |
And | though it really | hurts me so |
Vox up to the 3 of the chord
A | B | |
There’s | something that I’ve gotta | say |
E | C#m | A | B |
Take good | care of my | ba | by |
E | C#m | A | B |
Please don’t | ever make her | blue |
E | E7 |
Just tell her | that you love her |
A | Am |
Make sure you’re | thinking of her |
E | C#m | A | B |
In every | thing you say and | do |
E | C#m | A | B |
Take good | care of my | ba | by |
E | C#m | A | B |
Now don’t you | ever make her | cry |
E | E7 |
Just let your | love surround her |
A | Am |
Paint a rainbow | all around her |
E | A | B | E |
Don’t let her | see a | cloudy | sky |
Vox on the 1 of the chord on “once”
F#m7 | B | E | C#m7 |
Once upon a | time, that | little girl was | mine |
F#m7 | B | E | C#m7 | F#m7 | B |
If I’d been | true, I | know she’d | never | be with | you, so... |
E | C#m | A | B |
Take good | care of my | ba | by |
E | C#m | A | B |
Be just as | kind as you can | be |
E | E7 |
And if you | should discover |
A | Am |
That you don’t | really love her |
E | C#m | A | B | E |
Just send my | baby back | home | to | me |
Key change up a half-step
E | E | E | E |
C | C | C | C |
F | Dm | A# | C |
Take good | care of my | ba | by |
F | Dm | A# | C |
Be just as | kind as you can | be |
F | F7 |
And if you | should discover |
A# | A#m |
That you don’t | really love her |
F | Dm | A# | C | F |
Just send my | baby back | home | to | me |
F | Dm | A# | C |
F | Dm | A# | C |
Take good | care of my | ba | by |
Repeat to fade